Sentences with phrase «judicial public expression»

The Canadian Judicial Council in its Ethical Principles for Judgesrecognizes that restraining judicial public expression requires a balancing of freedom of expression with the importance of impartiality and independence (at D. 5):

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«Denying a lawyer's right to free expression on behalf of a client in a court of law in favour of a vague definition of civility and its application after the fact fetters and chills the lawyer's ability to engage in vigorous advocacy,» Groia argues in his factum, «in turn damaging the public interest, as well as infringing [on] the ability of an accused or client to make full answer and defence in a judicial proceeding.»

Since the Human Rights Act 1998 many cases involving freedom of expression have been decided as judicial reviews of decisions of public authorities.